Grézieu-la-Varenne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grézieu-la-Varenne (INSEE 69094) is in Rhône (69), part of CC des Vallons du Lyonnais (CCVL). Population 6,472 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69094-grezieu-la-varenne
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 3,697 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HENRI B.). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (GREZDIS). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (AU PETIT VARENNE · LE TOANE · POKEVAIANA · TOA SUSHI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (ROBINO PIZZA CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA VOIE VERTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES LAMARQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES PENCZ, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD MORELLON, MÉDECIN · MANON VANRELL, MÉDECIN · MURIEL MANANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAZILLIER GARNON · PHARMACIE DES PIERRES BLANCHES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GREZIEU LA VARENNE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE BRUIT DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS EUGENE CATALON). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CATHY COIFFURE A DOMICILE · EXCELLENCE&STYLE · STUDIO KLS · MALO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | HENRI B. | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | GREZDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | AU PETIT VARENNE · LE TOANE · POKEVAIANA · TOA SUSHI | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | ROBINO PIZZA CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA VOIE VERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES LAMARQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CHARLES PENCZ, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD MORELLON, MÉDECIN · MANON VANRELL, MÉDECIN · MURIEL MANANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MAZILLIER GARNON · PHARMACIE DES PIERRES BLANCHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GREZIEU LA VARENNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE BRUIT DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS EUGENE CATALON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CATHY COIFFURE A DOMICILE · EXCELLENCE&STYLE · STUDIO KLS · MALO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,227 (2012) → 6,472 (2023): 23.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,256 (1990) → 6,472 (2023): 98.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,947, of which 1.5 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grézieu-la-Varenne): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Grézieu-la-Varenne): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Grézieu-la-Varenne): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Grézieu-la-Varenne): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Grézieu-la-Varenne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRINDAS weather station, 3.9 km away at 317 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRINDAS, 3.9 km away at 317 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRINDAS, 3.9 km away at 317 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69094/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2019-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e1863af0-67d7-3eb3-a982-dbcadbffe44e— “Marché”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2019-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f9339fb5-11d0-3273-9a84-5b50c3a0b37f— “Marché bio”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69094/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69094/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69094/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69094
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péronnas | 01 | 62 km NE | 6,444 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marange-Silvange | 57 | 400 km N | 6,539 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laneuveville-devant-Nancy | 54 | 344 km N | 6,630 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyreuil | 13 | 259 km S | 6,747 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouilladisse | 13 | 271 km S | 6,547 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jonage | 69 | 28 km E | 6,144 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonage | 69 | 28 km E | 6,144 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronnas | 01 | 62 km NE | 6,444 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meyreuil | 13 | 259 km S | 6,747 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouilladisse | 13 | 271 km S | 6,547 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laneuveville-devant-Nancy | 54 | 344 km N | 6,630 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marange-Silvange | 57 | 400 km N | 6,539 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Grézieu-la-Varenne's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonage | 69 | 28 km E | 6,144 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 71 | 114 km N | 6,410 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sury-le-Comtal | 42 | 46 km SW | 6,621 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 18 km SE | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aurec-sur-Loire | 43 | 57 km SW | 6,164 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 21 | 171 km N | 5,433 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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